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Contracts of employment
Employers must provide a contract of employment which sets out the terms and conditions of employment.
Contractor versus Employee versus Worker
Employees, workers and contractors have different rights and responsibilities.
Ending employment
When employment contracts end through resignation, retirement, dismissal or redundancy, there are rights and responsibilities for both the employer and employee.
Giving and Accepting Notice
If the employer or employee wishes to end the employment relationship they must give each other notice.
Types of contracts
In addition to contracts of employment, a number of other types of contracts exist.
Types of employment status
There are different types of employment status, including agency workers, apprentices, piece workers, posted workers and young workers. Further information on each is provided below.
Conciliation services
We offer free conciliation services to help parties involved in a workplace dispute to come to a legally binding resolution, without needing to go through a public tribunal. We offer both individual conciliation and collective conciliation, for example where an issue affects a number of employees.
Hiring young people
There are certain laws that protect the employment rights of young workers. Such laws are around health and safety, what jobs young workers can do, when they can work and how many hours they can work. If you want to employ young people — in some cases, this can include people up to the age of 25 — it is important to be aware of your legal responsibilities.
Final pay when employment ends
Final pay given to an employee can be different from their regular pay.
Details a written statement must contain
Employers are required to provide employees with a written statement of particulars of employment within two months of the commencement of employment.